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[–] Dumhuvud@programming.dev 2 points 6 months ago

In the Node.js world adding a dependency may lead to arbitrary code being executed.

It's bad enough on its own because a bad actor can steal SSH-keys this way, but combined with this exploit they will be able to install a rootkit and compromise your entire system.